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Olympics participation or recreational tour?
Seven players, 23 officials headed for China Head of the Nepali sports governing bodies have always been criticised for using the power and authority for
[Travel] Indian tourists now outspend Americans in Britain
The number of Indian tourists to Britain has grown by 170 percent since 1993, and they are outspending American visitors, a report said Saturday.The report ...[Travel] International tourism on the rise: UNWTO
International tourism grew by 5 per cent in the first four months of 2008 as compared to the same period last year, despite insecurity in ...[Travel] Foreign tourists spend more money in Switzerland
GENEVA, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Foreign tourists spent a total of 14.6 billion Swiss francs (about 14.2 billion U. Of the total ...[Travel] Taiwan awaits Chinese tourists with mixed feelings
Taiwan residents, with excitement, curiosity and a little contempt, are awaiting Chinese tourists who will arrive July 4 after Taiwan lifts its five-decade ban on ...[Travel] Emirates launches flight to Kozhikode
The United Arab Emirates' (UAE) airline Emirates launched its flights to Kozhikode in India and Guangzhou in China from here Tuesday.The Dubai-based airline is launching ...[Travel] Flyyeti's Flight Suspension to Hit Tourism Industry
The temporary suspension of flyyeti.com's flights might hit the tourism sector. The suspension of flyyeti.com, a Low Cost Carrier (LCC), will hit the tourism industry ...[Travel] Send Home A Friend campaign in Japan
Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation (MoCTCA) and Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) organised an interaction on Send Home A Friend (SHAF) at Nepali embassy in Tokyo recently.The gathering included prominent personalities from representatives of Non-Resident Nepalis International Coordination Committee, NRN/Japan Chapter, Nepali Society, NCP (UML)/Japan, Loktantrik Samaj Japan and NRNs International Task Force for Tourism Promotion, states a press release.Nepali ambassador to Japan Ganesh Yonjan urged the Nepali community in Japan to aid Nepali tourism by sending their friends to Nepal....[Travel] Taiwan, China sign agreement on tourism
His target is to have 1 million Chinese tourists go to Taiwan every year, well above the current level of 80,000.On Thursday the two sides agreed to set up permanent offices in each other's territory for the first time, one of the biggest steps the political rivals have taken to build mutual trust.There were few details and no time frame given for establishing the offices, which could perform consular functions such as issuing travel documentation.Foundation Deputy Secretary-General Pong Jian-kuo said a consensus on exchanging offices was reached during the talks, saying they would ''facilitate people's exchanges and traveling across the Strait.''It's a very positive and healthy development in relations across the Taiwan Strait,'' said political scientist George Tsai of Taiwan's Chinese Culture University.Tsai cautioned, however, that the offices would be limited to dealing with administrative matters and would offer little direct help in dealing with core political differences such as China's threatening missile arsenal and Taiwan's desire for diplomatic recognition overseas.Beijing's communist administration, which seized power on the mainland in 1949, considers Taiwan part of its territory and refuses to recognize the government in Taipei, which means that negotiations must be carried out by semiofficial bodies.The talks are scheduled to run through on Friday at a state guesthouse in western Beijing....[Travel] Bhujung festival soon
They are organising Bhujung Festival 2008 from March 13 to 15 in order to preserve cultural and natural heritage sites of Bhujung VDC.The proposed festival is first of its kind with local initiative to promote rural tourism and publicise other potentials as well as preserve cultural and natural heritage, said Narayan Gurung, coordinator of the event.According to him, Bhujung is a unique VDC having all nine wards within a single village, where Gurung community is in majority....
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